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Spare Change: Preparing for Patagonia Edition

Published Thursday, February 9, 2012 - 19:00 by Get Rich Slowly

This morning, Kris and I signed our divorce papers. (They won’t be filed until I’ve been approved for health insurance, however.) Tomorrow, she and I fly to Buenos Aires to begin three weeks exploring South America together. We’re both looking forward to this as a chance to test whether our friendship can be strong even after marriage. […]

How One Decision Can Help You Retire Faster

Published Thursday, February 9, 2012 - 09:00 by Get Rich Slowly

This is a guest post by Dee Bauer from SmallHouseLife.com, where she shares information about abundant living in small spaces. Do you sometimes wonder if you’ll ever be financially stable enough to retire? Or maybe it’s not so much about retirement as it is about financial independence. […]

Is Retirement Just Too Dang Risky?

Published Wednesday, February 8, 2012 - 09:00 by Get Rich Slowly

This is a post from staff writer Robert Brokamp of The Motley Fool. Robert is a Certified Financial Planner and the adviser for The Motley Fool’s Rule Your Retirement service. He contributes one new article to Get Rich Slowly every two weeks. I’ve been saving for retirement since my mid-20s, and I write a retirement-planning newsletter every month. […]

8 Questions to Help You Save More

Published Tuesday, February 7, 2012 - 09:00 by Get Rich Slowly

This is a guest post by Fiona Lippey. Fiona is the author of the bestselling book The $21 Challenge and founder of Australia’s largest frugal website, SimpleSavings.net. If you want to save money, and I mean really save money, then you’re going to have to stop buying Stuff. You have reduce the amount you consume. […]

Can Money Buy Freedom?

Published Monday, February 6, 2012 - 07:00 by Get Rich Slowly

On Saturday, my friend Tyler hosted a blog meetup. I first met Tyler several years ago. He was a GRS reader who dropped me a line to see if I’d meet him for dinner. I said “yes” — as I almost always do. Now, several years later, Tyler runs a successful blog of his own. […]

Reader Story: Why I Lied About Money

Published Sunday, February 5, 2012 - 07:00 by Get Rich Slowly

This guest post from Aloysa is part of the “reader stories” feature at Get Rich Slowly. Some stories contain general advice; others are examples of how a GRS reader achieved financial success or failure. These stories feature folks from all levels of financial maturity and with all sorts of incomes. […]

Q&A: My Current Financial State

Published Friday, February 3, 2012 - 07:00 by Get Rich Slowly

Fridays are typically “Ask the Readers” days at Get Rich Slowly, but today I’m doing something a little different. I’ve made a couple of big revelations lately, and those have generated a lot of questions. […]

How to Spend a Tax Refund

Published Thursday, February 2, 2012 - 09:00 by Get Rich Slowly

This post is from staff writer Sarah Gilbert. For the past two years doing taxes has not been bearable: it’s been terrific! I’ve used an online e-filing service for several years now after many years of taking great pleasure — really! […]

Let Go of the Spatula: Reconsidering Wedding Registries

Published Wednesday, February 1, 2012 - 09:00 by Get Rich Slowly

This post is from staff writer Tim Sullivan. My brother, my best friend, and my girlfriend’s sister are all getting married in the upcoming year, so I’ve heard a lot about wedding registries lately, and there seem to be many pros and cons. […]

How and Why I Sold Get Rich Slowly

Published Tuesday, January 31, 2012 - 07:00 by Get Rich Slowly

When I started Get Rich Slowly — on 15 April 2006 — it made very little money. It earned a few pennies per day. Slowly, the income grew. A few pennies per day turned into a few dollars per day, and that turned into tens of dollars per day. Eventually I was making enough money from this site that I could quit my day job to blog full time. […]